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MOSCOW, Jan. 26 -- American military authorities, particularly the United States naval command, have turned formation of the United States Olympic team into "their monopoly," the newspaper Soviet Sports charged today.
MIAMI, Fla., Jan. 26 -- Cain Hoy Stable, owned by Harry F. Guggenheim of New York, scored its first stakes success of the year at Hialeah today when Anchors Aweigh led all the way in the six-furlong Jasmine Stakes for 3-year-old fillies.
Although the Senate Interior Committee approved a bill last week to establish Federal title of submerged land beyond the United States coastline, the measure will probably be drastically revised before it passes the Senate.
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The Federal Government is about to investigate the recent acquisition by an individual of a major, but not controlling, stock interest in the $300,000,000 Western Union Telegraph Company.
1952Brian Gottfried, American tennis player[†]
Brian Edward Gottfried is an American retired tennis player who won 25 singles titles and 54 doubles titles during his professional career. He was the runner-up in singles at the 1977 French Open, won the 1975 and 1977 French Open Doubles as well as the 1976 Wimbledon Doubles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking on the ATP tour on June 19, 1977, when he became world No. 3, and a career-high doubles ranking on December 12, 1976, when he became world No. 2.
1952Billy Johnson, American football player and coach[†]
William Arthur Johnson, better known as Billy "White Shoes" Johnson, is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver and return specialist in the National Football League (NFL) from 1974 through 1988. A 75th and 100th Anniversary All-Time NFL Team selection, Johnson was one of the first players to display elaborate celebrations in the end zone.
1952Tam O'Shaughnessy, American tennis player, psychologist, and academic[†]
Tam Elizabeth O'Shaughnessy is an American children's science writer, associate professor emeritus of school psychology, and former professional tennis player. She co-founded the science education company Sally Ride Science together with her life partner, astronaut Sally Ride – the first American woman and third woman in space. The company was relaunched as a nonprofit entity, Sally Ride Science at UC San Diego, on October 1, 2015. O'Shaughnessy serves as executive director.
1952G. E. Smith, American guitarist and songwriter[†]
George Edward Smith is an American guitarist. Smith was the lead guitarist for the duo Hall & Oates during the band's heyday from 1979 to 1985, playing on several albums and five number one singles. When Hall & Oates took a hiatus in 1985, Smith joined the sketch-comedy show Saturday Night Live, serving as bandleader and co-musical director of the Saturday Night Live Band.
In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]